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White House Trying to Water down Trump’s ‘Fire and Fury’ Warning

White House officials are scrambling to minimize the fallout of President Donald Trump’s warning to unleash fire and fury against North Korea if it threatens the U.S.

According to Reuters and other international media outlets, even foreign policy and military aides were caught-off-guard by Trump’s statement.

A White House advisor told the U.S. political newspaper Politico that the president’s exact phrasing was not planned. He said that White House officials did not know about the president’s statement in advance and believed that Trump wanted to send a message that he is tired of North Korea’s acts.